General Electric said Thursday that the president and CEO of its China business will lead the integration of the U.S. conglomerate's proposed acquisition of the power assets of France's Alstom.

Alstom agreed late last month on a $16.9 billion deal with GE, ending a two-month saga that saw an intervention by French government and a rival bid from Siemens and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The transaction is expected to close in 2015.

Mark Hutchinson, who has been president and chief executive officer of GE Greater China for the past three years, will move to Paris as integration leader of the Alstom deal, Fairfield-based GE said in a press release.

Hutchinson's "deep knowledge of GE and experience in global markets make him the right person for this important role," GE Vice Chairman John Rice said in the release.